The Standing Committee on Cultural Affairs and Sport will be briefed by Cape Town Opera on its programmes on 20 September. Cape Town Opera not only showcases international acts but also has an education and outreach component. The organisation will provide information on their flagship programme, Opera is My First Language, which focuses on addressing the lack of formal music education in rural and township Western Cape Schools.

The Standing Committee on Community Safety invites the public to peruse the latest Policing Needs and Priorities Report of the Department of Community Safety and encourage feedback and inputs on community safety concerns. A copy of the report is availabe here .

Members of the media are cordially invited to a media briefing session hosted by the Public Accounts Committee taking place on Wednesday, 13 September. Topics to be covered in this briefing include:

• Report of the Auditor-General of South Africa on a performance audit of the use of consultants at selected departments of the Western Cape Provincial Government (January 2014); and
• The discussion on allegation of irregular expenditure at the Western Cape Liquor Authority regarding the refurbishment and furnishing of the Sunbel Building.

The Standing Committee on Human Settlements invites stakeholders, interested persons and organisations to
attend public hearings and to make written submissions on the Western Cape Housing Development Amendment Bill [B 2–2017].

The purpose of the amendment bill is to provide for immovable assets to be acquired or disposed of for the purpose of housing development; to disestablish the Western Cape Housing Development Fund established by section 13 of the act; and to provide for matters incidental thereto.